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Preston B Wells 1836–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1836

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 12 March 1886

Death Location: Riders Mill, Hart County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Caswell

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Preston B Wells was born in 1836 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Thomas B Wells And Elizabeth Caswell. Preston B Wells passed away in 1886 in Riders Mill, Hart County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Preston B Wells was born in 1836 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Thomas B Wells And Elizabeth Caswell.
  • Preston B Wells passed away in 1886 in Riders Mill, Hart County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Preston Wells's Ancestors

Self
Preston Wells
1836–1886
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Thomas B Wells
1793–1867
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Caswell
1801–1862
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Sr Caswell) Sr
1765–1830
Lenoir County, North Carolina
Mary (Ann) Sparkes
1773–1845
Frampton On Severn, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Caswell
1742–1785
Mary Irons
1746–1767
Rev Sparkes
1747–1813
Ann Phillimore
1729–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Caswell
1686–1755
Christine Dallam
1704–1787
Rev Sparkes
1725–

Preston Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1836
15 April 1836
Birth of Preston B Wells in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1886
12 March 1886
Age 50
Death of Preston B Wells in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1836
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1886
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riders Mill, Hart County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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